Your fav' track on Brian's solo albums

Let's start by the first one : THE KNIFE FEELS LIKE JUSTICE.
Personally, I would say THREE GUYS. It really rocks and it's a tribute to Pete, from the Pretenders.
And you, what is your fav' track on TKFLJ ?

Nice topic !
For me, it's probably Barbwire Fence (and, just behind, Radiation Ranch). Such a killin' guitar solo !

1-Maria....one of his best songs in his whole career
2-Barbed wire fence
3-Radiation Ranch
4-Aztec

for me, The knife feels like justice & Radiation ranch

Maria is a great song, but Radiation Ranch does it for me.

'59 is one of my favorites

I have a few of them:

from The Knife:
Haunted River

From Live Nude:
Rebelene

From Ignition:
59, Who Would Love This Car But Me

From Nitro:
Don't Trust A Woman

and from 13
Back Streets Of Tokyo

Number !: Rosie in the Middle...
Energy, spontaneous, great playing....


Breath of Life has to be there as well, just a great song over all.

The one that sticks in my head though is Echo Park, because I remember driving out of the Hospital the morning of our first daughter's birth, and it was playing.

Rosie in the middle is a good & forgotten one.

you're right Pistol Pepe,
Echo Park is one of my favs too, but I forgot that album.

I wonder whether Brian would like to tour on his own, like he did in Japan back in 1993. It'd be nice to have him playing songs from his solo albums, some other BSO songs that were never played or just in a few shows...

I thought about these songs

Haunted River, When The Bells
Rebelene, Temper Sure Is Rising
Rockabilly World, Lady Luck
Three Guys, She Thinks I'm Trash
Echo Park, Can't Stand Losing You
Cross of Love, Back Streets Of Tokyo
Don't Say You Love Me ,59
Who Would Love This Car But Me, Barbwire Fence
Little Miss Prissy, I won't Stand In Your Way
Lonely Summer Nights, Hot Rod Gang
Reckless, Don't Drag Me Down
Jade Idol, My Heart Is A Liar
The Man With The Magic Touch, Buzz Buzz

Well, there are of course some other songs like Bodhisattva, Got To Get You Into My Life... that would be lovely to hear too!

wow Jon, you sure do know a lot of songs!

but no, I haven't listened to Knife album yet

Well, let's go on. LIVE NUDE GUITARS now.
No doubt for me, it's LOVE IS REPAID BY LOVE ALONE

JonPascual wrote:

Well, there are of course some other songs like Bodhisattva, Got To Get You Into My Life... that would be lovely to hear too!

This little addendum is oddly specific, with the Japanese tour so near.


When it all comes true, man, WOW! That's somethin' else!


Psychic-billy

from "The Knife Feels Like Justice" :

- nothing - I hate this album with a passion and do not think that any of the songs on it are ever worth listening to again. It will stay in my collection to ensure it is complete, but never come out of the box again!

From "Live Nude Guitars" :

Red Lightning Blues

From Ignition:

5 Years, 4 Months, 3 Days

From "Nitro Burnin' Funny Daddy" :

When The Bells Don't Chime

From "13" :

Really Rockabilly

From "Rockabilly Riot Vol. 1 A Tribute To Sun Records" :

Peroxide Blonde (In A Hopped Up Model Ford)

Live Nude Guitars... Temper Sure Is Risin' (and, just behind, Rosie In The Middle)

Every teat that falls
Rosie in the middle
Rebelene
Love is repaid by love alone
Cross of love (B-side. Brian cut this song 3 times ,this is the best version.
Red lightning blues
So young ,so bad ,so what
She thinks I'm thrash
Temper sure is risin'


The rain washed everything away and When the sky comes tumbling are awful.
Nervous breakdown should've been done as Eddie Cochran did it.
Rockability could be good if it had different production. The songs produced by Brian or Chris Thomas are best. Dave Stewart did not do a good job ,much too bombastic for my money.

Hey Rickabilly,
what are you getting at?? Do you thik those songs would be played in the tour?? I just touched on Bodhisattva as Hot Rod Girl posted that that song might be played. As for the set list, I don't have the foggiest idea about waht's going to happen. However, it's true that the BSO version to Got To Get You Into My Life should be played in every show.

ooops, late to the party but what the heck

Radiation Ranch
Haunted River
Chains Around Your Heart

Red Lightning Blues
Love is Repaid by Love Alone
Cross of Love (the original B-side version)

JonPascual wrote:

Hey Rickabilly,
what are you getting at?? Do you thik those songs would be played in the tour?? I just touched on Bodhisattva as Hot Rod Girl posted that that song might be played. As for the set list, I don't have the foggiest idea about waht's going to happen. However, it's true that the BSO version to Got To Get You Into My Life should be played in every show.

Damn! I was hoping you had some inside info. Those two would be great additions in the setlist now that Wolfie's in the rearview mirror and Xmas is past.

In Aspen, it was such a thrill to hear a setlist devoid of Christmas tunes. And to have a small group set that incorporated jazz and rockabilly... the Japan shows have so much potential to be incredible. They could do plenty of songs that wouldn't overlap the Live in Japan or Xmas Extravaganza DVDs and perhaps film a show for yet another DVD release.

Got to Get Another Setz DVD Into My Life-a-billy

Lol Rick,
well, I don't have such a piece of news for you... but given the fact that I had it, it wouldn't be right to post it here prior to the beginning of the Japanese Tour, so that we can only figure out, guess what could be included on the set list.

I think they'll be playing the usual set out of the Xmas period:
Hawaii, This Cat's, Footloose Doll... and some songs from Wolfgang's.
Maybe a couple of additions too, don't know, honestly

Vincent Blackshadow wrote:

Every teat that falls

Now that is an unfortunate typo...


Areola-billy

Favourite Setzer solo track for me is still Dreamsville right now. That song makes me hot under the collar.

what's Dreamsville?

never mind, just listened to it-like the guitar solo!

thanks andi

Dreamsville guitar solo is one of my fav'.
It's fantastic what Brian can play on a ballad. I feel the same for I Won't Stan In Your Way.